Out Loud: The Untold Story of the American Vote | Midterms 2026

🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/04vL... ▶️ Subscribe:    / @mrpresidentuntoldstory   In 1789 you voted for president by saying your choice out loud, in front of the whole town, with free rum flowing outside. So how did we get from that muddy courthouse lawn to a little sticker that says "I voted"? A Mr. President: The Untold Story election special: 237 years of the American vote in nine true stories. George Washington's 160-gallon bar tab. Why we vote on a Tuesday. Susan B. Anthony, arrested for voting. The secret ballot. The tests you were meant to fail, and the people who refused to quit. Old enough to fight, old enough to vote. And 537 votes that froze the country for 36 days. History only, no current candidates or parties. Chapters: 00:00 Cold open: voting out loud, with free rum 01:25 Say It Out Loud (1789) 03:02 George Washington's Rum Bill (1758) 04:14 Four Million People, Fewer Than 45,000 Votes (1788-89) 08:48 Why Tuesday? (1845) 11:27 The Woman Who Was Arrested for Voting (1872) 16:13 The Secret Ballot (1888) 19:16 The Test You Were Meant to Fail (1890s-1965) 24:49 Old Enough to Fight (1971) 28:06 537 Votes (2000) 29:28 Where we are today 30:10 Adding it up Mr. President: The Untold Story. The presidents you think you know, told like a thriller. Image credits: most images via Wikimedia Commons and the Library of Congress (public domain, CC0 or no known restrictions). Photos used under Creative Commons licenses (CC BY / CC BY-SA 2.0, 3.0, 4.0) by: Alex Johnson from Ft. Lauderdale FL, USA; ArielGlenn; Arniesc1; Boston Public Library; Brian Stansberry; Daniel Tobias from Boca Raton, FL, USA; David from Washington, DC; Douglas W. Jones; Jim.henderson; Jimmy Emerson from Dalton GA; Kenneth C. Zirkel; Ktkvtsh; Maggie McCain from Williamsburg, Virginia, USA; Minh Nguyen; Mobilus In Mobili; Mrs. Gemstone from USA; Noah Wulf; Pauljoffe at en.wikipedia; Reading Tom from Reading, UK; Ron Cogswell from Arlington, Virginia, USA; Tboyd5150; oscepa; rochelle hartman. Some stock footage via Mixkit. Full list of sources on request. #Midterms2026 #History #Vote More from the Mr. President team: books, free tools, and writing services. Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0vR5CaO... |    / @mrpresidentuntoldstory   Books: https://payhip.com/DavidKaneBooks Free calculators: https://calcsunny.com Free audio tools: https://audioknife.calcsunny.com Writing (memoir, business, self-help): https://www.fiverr.com/brightdesk_co